Michael Hickins

IBM  is turning the notion of SOA  on its head. The Armonk, NY-based software and services vendor is unveiling a new approach to the services market today, inaugurating the Integrated Communications Services unit. The unit will offer service-oriented products that are asset-based, replicable and standardized. The unit is offering a pair of network and communication […]

Microsoft  is combining its global advertising products and services into a unified offering called Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions. Microsoft Digital Advertising Solutions is designed to connect advertisers with their target audiences across such devices as PCs, Xbox video game systems, Web-enabled mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs). Eric Hadley, general manager of global marketing […]

Reporter’s Notebook: So you think Microsoft is having a hard time in Europe? At least it owns the desktops on the Old Continent. Other parts of the world are another story. Microsoft trotted out a well-meaning pay-as-you-go based strategy this spring — the very embodiment of enlightened self-interest at work. The program, called FlexGo, is […]

NEW YORK — Web 2.0 is finding its way into the enterprise by way of a Wiki. Wikis , collaborative Web sites on which all members of a community can contribute and post, have become commonplace on the consumer Web. Now, solutions such as Jotspot and Socialtext are finding their way into more business users’ […]

NEW YORK — Cisco  and Nokia  are working together on a dual-mode device that will support a hand-off between Wi-Fi and cellular networks. Dual-mode handsets in the enterprise would allow users to shift seamlessly from network to network without worrying about dropped calls or degraded speeds of data transmission. Alan Cohen, senior director of mobility […]

Network neutrality has made a hash of traditional political alliances over the fundamental issue of whether the Internet should be regulated or whether tolls for faster lanes makes sense. It may even force politicians to think for themselves for a change. After all, no matter how they vote, they’re going to disappoint some very powerful […]

Walldorf, Germany-based software vendor SAP  has struck a deal with CA’s Wily division that will help improve support for its NetWeaver platform. This is, finally, also some good news for CA , which has sorely been in need of some. It also provides a glimmer of hope that the acquisition spree launched by new CEO […]

Cognos is testing a wireless version of its entire suite of business intelligence reports. If all goes well with beta testing this month, the solution will be available for users of BlackBerry devices from Research in Motion in the first half of 2007. The solution will allow executives to view and interact with the same […]

A week after releasing Vista Release Candidate 1 (RC1) to a select group of programmers and testers, Microsoft is throwing the next version of Windows open to the general public. But just remember that this really is stuff for the pros, or hobbyist pros. “RC1 is intended for developers, IT professionals, and technology experts to […]

Vernon Ehlers, chairman of the House Administration Committee, is meeting today with critics of paperless electronic voting, internetnews.com has learned. Ehlers is meeting with representatives of Common Cause and other reform groups this afternoon, ostensibly to prepare for a hearing he has called on security flaws in electronic voting machines and the verification of vote […]

Microsoft  wants to ship a legal version of Vista in Europe but says it still doesn’t know what the ground rules are. The Redmond, Wash.-based software vendor has said that it won’t ship the product to that market until the European Commission clarifies its stance. The Commission, for its part, says it has already said […]

NEW YORK — IBM  is looking to recuperate in real-time collaboration what it has lost in asynchronous workplace tools. The Armonk, N.Y.-based software and services vendor today announced that real-time collaboration platform Sametime 7.5 is available. Sametime 7.5 features secure enterprise chat, Web conferencing and document-sharing capabilities. Customers will also be able to drag charts […]